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Jaimee Paul closes out the Vilar’s Underground Sound Concert Series on Sunday, Nov. 4. Photo special to SneakPEAK.

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very year the Vail Valley Foundation puts on a slew of wonderful concerts at the Vilar Center at Beaver Creek in the midst of the valley’s off-season.

This year has been no different. If the best is always saved for last, then the finale performance of the Underground Sound Concert Series is one to pay attention to. Enter jazz vocalist Jaimee Paul. Growing up in southern Illinois, Paul had a typical upbringing. Music was a large part of her life -- she sang in church choirs and her mother was the choir director and also a music teacher. Music was all around her, yet she obtained no formal training. Paul recalls her first performance ever as a youngster singing “The Good Ship Lollipop” for a women’s club event. “I was staring at the floor the whole time, and I vividly remember the carpet being an electric blue shag,” she says. Singing as a professional career never even entered her mind until she moved to Nashville in 1995 to attend Belmont University. Even then, Paul stayed practical. “I knew I wanted to do something in music, but I wasn’t quite sure exactly what. I also knew I couldn’t get anywhere without a business degree,” she says. So that was the direction she went, earning a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing. After college Paul took a variety of part-time and full-time jobs that she interspersed with her singing and music. Years went on and more often than not, singing became the front-runner for her time and attention. “I had been taking more and more time off from work and my boss said to me, ‘Jaimee, do you want to sing for a living or do you want to work?’ I said without much hesitation, ‘I want to sing.’ That was when he told me to put in my twoweeks notice,” she says. That was in 2004, and it became the year she started her music career full-time. These days find Paul comfortably ensconced at her home,

still in Nashville, with her husband and 1-year-old son. Paul is keeping busy as she recently signed with a new booking agency and management company that she says has brought in many new gigs. Paul’s husband Leif Shires is her trumpet player and bandleader, allowing them to travel together part of the month and stay home part of the month with their son. So what can folks expect at Paul’s Sunday performance? Paul’s five-piece jazz band will roll out tune after tune, keeping the audience engaged. Her voice is like a sultry pot of honey that coats every word she sings. Paul sounds like she could have just stepped out of a smoke-filled speakeasy in the 1920s. Her voice is a time warp of its own, which is no surprise, considering that all of her major influences are from a bygone era. Paul notes specifically Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra as some of her most influential singers. But do not be fooled into thinking that she is all “old school.” “I love Tina Turner, Vince Gill and Wynona, too. My in-

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fluences are all over the board. I am drawn to anyone who sings with great passion and emotion,” she says. You can hear the passion in her voice, and all of these influences come out strong in her songs. However, while she is at home, her guilty pleasure is listening to swing and big band music. While Paul’s performance on Sunday is the last in this year’s Underground Sound Series, the Vilar will also have an off-season bonus show on Nov. 11, featuring Toots and the Maytals Unplugged Acoustic Tour with special guest Anders Osborne. SneakPEAK writer Jenna Stecker can be reached at info@sneakpeakvail.com.

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(Clockwise from top left): Owner Andy Jessen, designer Amanda Jessen, new assistant brewer Tim Jerding and owner Matt Wirtz of Eagle’s Bonfire Brewing are set to start operations in their brand new brewing center. Zach Mahone photo.

Eagle’s Bonfire Brewing welcomes second anniversary with new production brewery and same DIY philosophy. By Phil Lindeman Cover by Zach Mahone

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f all the massive and complicated equipment in Bonfire Brewing’s new space on the eastern edge of Eagle, brewmaster Matt Wirtz is most intimidated by a comparatively small apparatus: the canning machine. It’s easy to guess why. The machine looks like something from a dystopian sci-fi flick, with miniature conveyor belts and limb-like attachments. But that’s not what bothers Wirtz. As equal parts beer scientist and mechanical wizard, he assembled or customized nearly every plaything in the 15,000-square-foot brew space – except the canning line. It’s not his baby. “Matt is an absolute genius when it comes to getting things done,” says Andy Jessen, co-owner of the brewery and Wirtz’s minutia-minded counterpart. “His ability to figure things out and be imaginative is all over our brewery. His handiwork is literally everywhere.” As Jessen proudly gives a tour of the warehouse – a cavernous space occupied by a now-defunct speaker manufacturer and Alpine Party Rentals – Wirtz stays relatively silent, chiming in to add details about trouble with amperage conversion or how much he misses brewing beer. He’s normally quiet and soft-spoken, but building a brewery from the ground up has taken a visible toll. Ever since several tons of equipment arrived this Labor Day weekend, he has spent nearly 14 hours per day assembling a custom brew system, leaving little time to fiddle with recipes at the original taproom in old-town Eagle. The signs of practically living in the warehouse are everywhere: Red Bull cans and Butterfinger wrappers on the floor, a takeout menu on a couch in the unfinished reception area. “Yes, we do love our beer,” Wirtz says. “I like building and problem solving, but I like brewing beer more. Right now, my mental stability is not so good. I can’t wait to get

back to it.” Spreading like wildfire If Wirtz is feeling the strain of expansion, he gets a needed boost from Jessen. After agreeing to sell beer for rent money a few years back, the longtime roommates built a fervent (if small) following and moved their homebrew operation from a garage to the taproom in November 2010. Between revamping a custom brew system and experimenting with 28 styles of beer, Wirtz was the only full-time employee when Bonfire’s reputation was still growing. Jessen ran the taproom after work and promoted locally on the weekends, attracting swanky up-valley clients like Vail’s Larkspur and Restaurant Kelly Liken. In the two years since opening the taproom, the business partners have grown in pace with their wildly popular brewery. Jessen may not have Wirtz’s engineering prowess, but he has acclimated quickly to the brewing world and is arguably the public face of Bonfire. His wife, Amanda, now designs labels for the first three canned beers: Brush Creek Blonde, Firestarter IPA and Wood Splitter Pilsner, specially brewed for this year’s Man of the Cliff event in Red Cliff. “We want to be everywhere in Eagle County that wants us, and since we’re relatively new to the business, we want to get locked in as the local’s choice for beer,” Jessen says. This business model sets Bonfire apart from outfits like Crazy Mountain Brewery in Edwards, another production brewery focused on statewide distribution at brew havens like downtown Denver’s Freshcraft. Man of the Cliff was a prime example of Jessen’s extremely local focus: Thanks to a mobile canning line and heatpressed labels, Bonfire produced 1,000 cans, as opposed to the 10,000 or more required for traditional canning. More

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“special edition” beers – say, last fall’s Broncos-inspired Tebrew Sunday Sipper – are ideal for the brewery and its owners. Wirtz loves to experiment, and Jessen loves to promote. “We’ve never wanted to create demand – we always wanted to fill it,” Jessen says. “Like we do with everything, we decided to take care of things on our own and mix it up. The brewery gives us lots of freedom. We always imagined what success would look like, but this happened faster than we imagined.” The taproom mentality While walking through a handful of empty and half-refurbished offices overlooking the brewing floor, Jessen is in full-on businessman mode. He explains how the new brewery can produce 1,000 gallons per day as opposed to 200 gallons at the taproom, and how he and Wirtz managed to purchase the $1.2 million warehouse for nearly $600,000 – not to mention save another $100,000 by cutting out contractors, all while hiring two part-time employees and a full-time assistant brewer with experience at Durango’s Ska Brewing Company. Although the brewery is still under construction, personality seeps from the nooks and crannies: Wirtz has a workshop on the main floor filled with circuits, tools and a recycle bin for beer cans; Jessen has a wide-open office with a computer and dog bed; his wife has design space with color swaths and Adobe software. It’s hardly different than the taproom, where Jessen will continue working the bar while Wirtz tinkers with new recipes. The plan is to keep production of flagship brews separate from the experimental ones, with 10 to 20 offerings always on tap.

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A bigger, badder, better board Weston Snowboards opens new shop in Minturn with eyecatching designs By Phil Lindeman Barry Clark is either the first or last person you’d expect to start a snowboard company. At 42 years old, Clark has been boarding for 28 years, regularly rides the Minturn Mile and says “stoked� as often as his two young sons. He also has practically no hands-on time working at a ski shop or factory. But what Clark lacks in experience, he makes up for with sheer exuberance and originality. The two magnetic traits are immediately apparent in his brand-new line, Weston Snowboards, the fledgling company at the heart of his new backcountry store in Minturn. Opening on Nov. 16 in time for Vail’s first visitors of the season, the refurbished space will be home to three different board models, along with gear such as bindings, outerwear and avalanche beacons. Only a select number of snowboards have been manufactured to date, but on Facebook and other social media outlets, they’re already starting to make waves. One of the few pictures of a snow-ready deck garnered 150 likes in just

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ful of others are scattered across the state, including Venture Snowboards in Silverthorne and Meier Skis in Glenwood Springs. “We really just love Minturn, and whatever we can do to support the town will be a plus,� says Clark, who lives and works in Denver, but owns a house in Minturn. He saw the need for a similar grassroots business in his adopted mountain town, and over the past few years, slowly started researching snowboard construction and reaching out to longtime industry insiders. Although he knew little about pressing snowboards, the native of coastal Washington had intimate experience with material that makes or breaks any brand: wood. “I love wood – its natural beauty, the various uses for it, the way it can be sourced sustainably,� says Clark, who grew up in the midst of what he dubs “Timber Country.� “One of the reasons we embrace wood so much is I’ve worked with it my whole life. This was only natural.� Like Clark’s spiritual brothers at Meier Skis, Weston boards use beetle-kill pine as one of the many core layers. When mixed with the harder, more traditional poplar core used in boards by major brands like Burton and Ride, it’s just as strong and flexible. From a manufacturing standpoint, the most alluring part is the sustainability aspect Clark alludes to – beetle-kill is affordable and unfortunately plentiful, making it a smart alternative to expensive foreign materials. “The thing about most snowboard manufacturing is it’s done overseas and sourced with wood found near the factory,� Clark says. “With our operation, we can use wood that’s right in our backyard and cut down on costs, emissions – the works.� Clark’s choice of wood is green technology for the outdoorsman set. It’s hardly a new mentality in action sports – the shoe companies Scarpa and Element tout earth-friendly lines, and California-based Arbor Collective builds snowboards with bamboo – but as of now, Weston is the only snowboard company in the United States using beetle-kill. For ever-fashionable boarders, the wood also lends each model an eye-catching look, but gear geeks will also find something to love. Along with the all-terrain rocker (139 to 163 centimeters), Clark has plans for a powder board and split-board. Both models sport all-popular core and fiberglass top-sheet with rocker on the tip and tail, although the split board has caused the biggest stir. None of the boards are priced yet, but Clark expects them to be in the $900 range.

Custom snowboard makers Weston Snowboards are set to debut their line of beetle-kill pine boards and retro designs this Nov. 16. The company’s owner, Barry Clark, is a Denver resident, the shop is located in Minturn and headed up by locals such as Loni Verzuh (pictured), the company’s marketing manager. Zach Mahone photo.

ers they’re made in the Rocky Mountains at an undisclosed location – “trade secret,� he says. As the company grows, Clark would like to base his entire team in the Vail Valley. Part of the plan is to better serve clients: His first board was built as a prize for the recent Man of the Cliff competition in Red Cliff, and featured a cusA family affair tom top-sheet with the event logo. Clark wants to tap into For now, Weston is a relatively small operation, with de- the custom-made market – six boards for $4,500, all honed sign and construction handled by a dozen industry veterans, by an in-house designer – and has already received interest most with more than a decade of experience. The boards from corporate clients. On the retail side, he hopes to end the aren’t pressed in Minturn quite yet, but Clark assures buy[See WESTON SNOWBOARDS, page 12]

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Fall hiking can mean deserted trails, views of snowy hills and crisp weather. With the quickly changing weather, just make sure to head out prepared and tell someone where you’re going. Kent Pettit photo.

Not a shoulder to cry on Quiet season in the mountains is the best time for many. By Larry Grossman

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t is shoulder season in many resort communities. This means it’s quiet on the roads, at the resorts and in the playground surrounding world-class destinations like Vail and Beaver Creek. It’s also a very special time of year for locals and visitors who know some of the local hiding places and where to find fun and peaceful recreation opportunities within a very short drive, walk or bike ride away from the Eagle River Valley. Many of you who have jobs that revolve around the resort season lifestyle now have “the oyster� at your wish and command. It’s been a spectacular fall-color season in the mountains of Colorado, and now that the leaves have all fallen, it does not mean that outdoor fun is over. As a matter of fact, it is just getting started for many. Late fall is a great time of anticipation here in the Vail Valley, with grand hopes of numerous and deep powder days on the ski hill just around the corner, but it is not time to give up on our warm weather activities just yet.

Vail, on sale For starters, this can be a fantastic time for many locals to get out and enjoy many of our local restaurants and eateries with many establishments offering very affordable half-off or two-for-one dining options. Couple this with discounts on many local activities, and life becomes very affordable for nearly all of us who do not ordinarily indulge ourselves in our attempts to live with in our High Country means. For visitors to the valley, lodging rates may also be cut in half this time of year in an attempt to fill rooms that would otherwise be empty this time of year. Many of these options can be found online and one great example is the new Town of Eagle website, which will guide you through options that the area has to offer, as well as special packages available to locals and visitors alike at www. eagleoutside.com. The site is full of information on local activities, trails and great maps, as well as comment sections to keep you up to date as to what is currently happening locally. If you are a golfer, you can play the Arnold Palmer designed golf course and stay at the American Inn for only $99. See the website to book this option as well as find and endless number of things to do. A sportsman’s fall paradise Sticking with the golf theme, there are options from the Vail golf course, all the way down valley to the Gypsum Creek golf course. Be sure to call ahead for tee times and conditions, as this is the time of year when most of these courses are doing maintenance and are subject to our fall weather, which of course can include snow. Rates are typically half of what you would pay during high season and the crowds are minimal. If you are looking for a free golf option,

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Graphic designer Greg Montgomery’s work has taken him from dairy farms to Disney World, from the canals of Venice and literally around the world. This time, his work has landed him in Vail. Montgomery is the artist behind the image representing Vail’s 50th year. Vail Resorts held a contest to choose an anniversary poster, and Montgomery’s image of the mountain’s iconic skiing and snowboarding (plus the area’s 10th Mountain Division history) was chosen as the winner.

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themed image, he grilled his friend about Vail’s iconic places and learned about the history of the area. “I tried to make the poster speak to the past, future and present of the sport,” Montgomery says. “People have told me about Vail all my life and said it’s the most beautiful, interesting and (has the) best skiing. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to do this.” The evolution of a career Montgomery, inspired in part by his architect father, studied art in college and went on to work in a wide range of settings, including in public broadcasting and at General Electric. That post as General Electric’s art director sent him around the world, and he says it was one of the most exciting jobs he has held. “At a time, they had one of the biggest in-house ad departments in the world. The best thing I got to do was the annual GE calendar,” Montgomery says. “Each month featured a different business in GE, which included aircraft engineering, steam turbines and appliances. I went all over the world to visit where these products were used. I flew to open-pit mines and nuclear reactors – everywhere.” The job introduced Montgomery to skiing and gave him his first taste of Colorado powder. “I learned to ski when I was 35. While I was traveling on the calendar project, it was from February to April of every year, the best times for skiing,” Montgomery says. “I’d try very hard to volunteer for activities that would send me out West during that time.” Montgomery began expanding his focus outside of advertising and the corporate world after returning to school for a master’s degree. One of his most prolific projects, the Travers Stakes posters, came from a class assignment. “I was introduced to the race – which is one of the most

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Your guide to local elections Learn about state and county cadidates in time to vote on Nov. 6 Compiled by Melanie Wong and Phil Lindeman National, state and local elections are just days away, and you may still be mulling over your choices. While 2012 is a major election year that could bring big changes to the country, Colorado and Eagle County, it is difficult to be an expert on all the candidates. Here’s your cheat sheet to the state and local choices on this year’s ballot. Eagle County Commissioner Candidates

Courtney Holm

Running for:Eagle County Commissioner, District 2 (Republican) Career: Attorney at Courtney Holm and Associates. Years in district: Eagle County native. Lives in Edwards. Previous political experience: Involved with the Colorado Bar Foundation and currently serves as the President of the Continental Divide Bar Association. Platform: Tightening the county budget, bolstering reserves, supporting businessfriendly policies and putting open-space questions to the voters. Community involvement: Participant in Colorado Supreme Court’s Pro Bono Commitment Achievement, mediator for the Eagle County Small Claims Court and volunteer with several nonprofits, including the Special Olympics. Family ties: Holm’s parents, Bill and Summer, arrived in Vail in 1969 after her father answered an ad in Ski Magazine for an emergency room physician in Vail.

Jon Stavney

Running for:Eagle County Commissioner, District 2 (Democrat) Career: Project manager at Beck Building Company. Years in district: More than 12 years. Lives in Eagle. Previous political experience: Current Eagle County Commissioner, former mayor of Eagle and a member of Eagle’s Board of Trustees. Platform: Pledges to provide workforce housing; consolidate tax entities and focus county revenues on emergency services, public transportation and recreation; and promote recycling and sustainability. Community involvement: Member of the Eagle County Blue Ribbon Housing Committee and Housing Action Team; Eagle County Capitol Funds Committee; and the Eagle County Economic Council. You know him from: Stavney has spent years in public service, but his wife, Mary Ann Stavney, is also active in local education. She is currently a high school teacher at Eagle Valley High School.

Jill Ryan

Running for:Eagle County Commissioner, District 1 (Democrat) Career: Owner of Silver Street Consulting, a public-health policy and research firm. Years in district: Since 2004. Lives in Edwards. Previous political experience: Involved in local and state politics for nearly 20 years, including the Eagle County Planning Commission. Ryan was also a finalist for the 2010 State House of Representatives appointment by the Democratic vacancy committee. Platform: Wants to champion customer service; expand the recreation industry in the county; pursue a Federally Qualified Health Center to serve residents regardless of insurance status; and streamline county services. Community involvement: Field of public health for 17 years. You know her from: Her time as director of Eagle County’s public health agency.

Dale Nelson

Running for:Eagle County Commissioner, District 1 (Independent) Career: Owner of Paragon, a custom woodworking business. Years in district: Since 1991. Lives in Edwards. Previous political experience: Homestead Homeowners Association since 2007. Platform: Believes in working with both major parties and broadening the county’s economic base through tourism, small business and other vital facets of the local economy. Interests include: Trail running, kayaking, biking, snowshoeing, Telemark skiing, Nordic skiing and alpine skiing.

Jeff Layman

Running for:Eagle County Commissioner, District 1 (Republican) Career: Community Manager for EagleVail. Years in district: Since 1980. Lives in EagleVail. Previous political experience: Worked in law enforcement, including as Avon Police Chief and undersheriff from 2005 to 2011. Platform: Promises to bolster job creation, preservation and stimulation; trim the Eagle County budget; and reevaluate the county’s cash reserves. Community involvement: Leadership boards for various local nonprofits and organizations, including the Eagle River Youth Coalition, Vail Valley Salvation Army and the EagleVail Property Owners Association. You didn’t know: Layman originally moved to Vail in 1980 to join the Vail Ski Patrol.

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Bruce Brown

Running for: District Attorney, 5th Judicial District (Democrat) Career: Criminal trial attorney for 26 years with more than 100 completed jury trials. Based in Idaho Springs. Years in district: Since 2002. Lives in Evergreen. Previous political experience: None. Platform: Wants to expand the scope of victim’s rights during the plea-bargaining and sentencing process. “Another office focus will be making sure that all cases at trial are well-investigated and tried by top-notch prosecutors,� he says. “Too often, inexperience has cost victims in the courtroom, leading to dockets full of failed cases and the victim’s desire for justice on empty.� Community involvement: County Coordinator for the “Hickenlooper for Colorado� campaign in 2010. Outside the courtroom: Brown has been a mock trial coach, youth baseball and basketball coach, and Boy Scouts leader.

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Running for: District Attorney, 5th Judicial District (Republican) Career: Chief Deputy District Attorney for 5th Judicial District Years in district: Since 2007. Lives in Summit County. Previous political experience: No political experience. Previous public positions include deputy district attorney in Central Colorado and Missouri. Platform: Promises “to represent the people of the State of Colorado and the Fifth Judicial District with honor and integrity, with justice as my guiding principal.� Community involvement: More than 13 positions, including Governing Board for Colorado District Attorney’s Council, President for Clear Creek Victim Advocates and Eagle County Sex Offense Resource Team. You may not know: Climbed all of the Colorado fourteeners over the course of three years.

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Running for: Colorado House of Representatives candidates, District 26 (Democrat) Career: Two-term Routt County commissioner Years in district: Since 1976. Lives in Steamboat Springs. Previous political experience: Routt County Commissioner (2007 to 2012); Vice Chair (2007 to 2009) and Chair (2009 to 2012) of the Five-County Northwest Transportation Planning Region. Platform: Draws on her experience as a tenured professor at Colorado State University to create an “equitable, sustainable, prosperous Colorado,� including: A dynamic economy with jobs that pay a living wage; a clean and healthy environment; robust local agriculture; affordable, quality health and wellness care; education reform; and well-maintained transportation and telecommunication infrastructure. Community involvement: More than 16 positions since 1993, including governmental boards in Steamboat Springs, Gov. John Hickenlooper’s Transition Team for Transportation and Yampa Valley Sustainability Council. Trail to the Capitol: Bush is a mountain biker, rock climber and avid backcountry skier. She claims her outdoor experience prepares her to lead at the state level.

Chuck McConnell

Running for: Colorado House of Representatives candidates, District 26 (Republican) Career: Retired businessman. Years in district: Since 2003. Lives in Steamboat Springs. Previous political experience: Chairman of Routt County Republican Central Committee and small-county representative to the Colorado State Republican Party Executive Committee. Platform: Relies on business background to tackle a lack of jobs, slow economy and state regulations (including taxes and fees) that discourage job growth. He also wants to support Colorado’s middle class by seeing “that new jobs are created and that unwise barriers do not impede job creation.� Community involvement: More than seven positions, including past president of two Rotary International Clubs and past governor-appointed member to the State of Alaska Private Industry Council. You may not know: McConnell was president of an $850 million division for a large resource company with 2,500 employees and, later, operations manager for a mountain bike store. He believes his leadership experience will transfer easily to the State House.

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famous and prestigious races in the world – and found out no one had every really made a poster to it. I decided to give it a try,” Montgomery says. “In 1985, I did my first poster as a course project. (Race promoters) liked it so much that they asked me to do it again the next year and I have done one every year since.” As with many of Montgomery’s projects, considerable research went into the image. He spent hours at the track, photographing horses and making sketches. “I lived in the same town, and I’d go over there during the day and study the horses,” Montgomery says. “I happen to think they’re some of the most beautiful animals in the world.” The Travers posters led to yet another equestrian-themed job: designing covers for a series of 37 Dick Francis novels, crime fiction that revolves around horse racing. The covers afforded him time to take an around-the-world trip in 2005, and he created watercolors and sketches of the places he went as he traveled, from Italy to Bangkok to New Zealand. While graphic design is still Montgomery’s bread-and-butter, those sketching and watercolor forays have led to doing illustrations, including works for Disney (at their Saratoga Springs-themed resort), drawings for a yacht club race and sketches for a local dairy farm’s marketing materials. “I had hoped that eventually people would discover the way I draw and want me to draw things for then,” Montgomery laughs, admitting that since the beginning of his career, drawing has been his passion. “After 35 years that’s finally happened.” His travels continue, and Montgomery says he’s looking forward to his Colorado visit this month to attend Beaver Creek’s Birds of Prey World Cup race and experience firsthand the subject of his poster. “Pretty soon, I’ll get my wish to see the legendary Vail Mountain between my skis,” Montgomery says. “It doesn’t get any better than that.” SneakPEAK editor Melanie Wong can be reached at Melanie@sneakpeakvail.com.

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On a typical afternoon at Eagle’s Red Canyon CafĂŠ, you’ll be welcomed by the smell of a freshly steamed latte, see locals rattling off their “usualâ€? sandwich order and hear owner Ryan Murray shout greetings from behind the counter to cafĂŠ regulars. Murray can name most of the people who walk through his doors, along with their regular orders. That’s the vibe that makes Red Canyon a local favorite, an intimate hub and neighborhood fixture located on Broadway Street. For Murray, the cafĂŠ is more about making personal connections, participating in community and “feeding the soulâ€? than winning the favor of food critics. Not that he lacks culinary chops – the 15-year veteran of upscale dining establishments can whip up almost any sort of sandwich or wrap you want. “Today I had customers ask me for a Reuben, so I went and made a Reuben,â€? Murray says.â€? Yuri Kostick, the mayor, came in to hang out. So I hung out with the mayor and we tried the Reuben.â€? That’s how it goes at the restaurant, which opened in 2006. Besides sandwiches, you’ll find salads, pastries and homemade soups, all crafted with the finest ingredients under Murray’s watchful chef eye.

“I wanted to have dinner with my family,â€? Murray says simply. “I spent 15 years of my life missing Mother’s Day, New Year’s and Christmas, so I designed a business model that honored my family. Hence, Red Canyon CafĂŠ.â€? Murray had his eye on a small space, located in a wooden house just down the street from Eagle’s Town Hall, and set to work filling the demand for a high-quality, affordable lunch spot for locals. While part of him misses the fine-dining culture, he calls running the cafĂŠ “a breath of fresh air.â€?

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Up-valley haute to down-valley chill The down-to-earth cafÊ is a marked departure from Murray’s beginnings as a resort chef. He moved to the mountain in 1997 to work for Vail Resorts and cooked at several highend restaurants. He even was selected to accompany the executive chef of Grouse Mountain Grill to attend a program at the James Beard House – an honor that he calls the culinary equivalent of being selected for the Olympics. Murray spent several years running Beaver Creek’s Trappers Cabin, an exclusive bed and breakfast located on the mountain, before becoming a private chef, cooking for various homeowners and visitors. However, he decided to make a change after he and his wife got married and started a family.

“I can make something I actually want to eat everyday, like a turkey sandwich. There was an element in the beginning in that I wondered if I wanted to give it all up for this,� Murray says, adding, “But I can still rock a duck confit.� Those days spent in high-end kitchens still influence the food at Red Canyon. Dishes are made with organic ingredients, the most flavorful specialty cheeses and the highestquality cuts of meat. The combinations are original, including sandwiches such as the Greek Gobbler (turkey meat, Feta cheese, vegetables, mayo and Italian tapenade) or the Homesteader (roast beef with Harvati-and-chive cheese, horseradish, vegetables and mayo). Breakfast is no less inventive, with selections such as the Brush Creek Bagel (two eggs, cheese, bacon, sausage and ham on a bagel or croissant), perfect after an evening spent at the namesake Brush Creek Saloon across the street.

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“This really is a family business,� Clark says. “We’re different than a major corporation – the only thing behind us is us. We want to do what’s right by the environment and have the very best product, and I hope our actions speak louder than words.� SneakPEAK writer Phil Lindeman can be reached at philip@sneakpeakvail.com

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Vail’s high school mountain bike team, made up of riders from schools across the county, took second overall at the state championships last week in Fruita. SSCV photos.

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he high school Colorado cycling season saw local riders take top finishes at the state championship race in Fruita on Oct. 21. The team placed an overall second at the state race, improving on their previous best finish of third place during the regular season.

versity of the team. Seeing them get together, really rally and end up second is pretty cool.” Vail’s mountain bike team had begun three years ago with a few riders attending a handful of races. Weiland took the helm last year and added some structure – having the athletes meet on specific days for specific workouts. Weiland says that one of the reasons he was prompted to organize the team was that many young riders don’t have a place to compete and ride in a group after outgrowing the local youth mountain bike camps. “The ball is already rolling for a lot of these kids,” Weiland says. “With the club team, they can continue to develop as a part of a team instead of having to take on training and go to races as an individual.” On the radar for the mountain bike team is the plan to be absorbed into Ski and Snowboard “I think the team rode really well,” says head coach Dan Weiland. “All of the riders came Club Vail – a move that Weiland says makes a lot of sense, as many of the athletes currently together and had their best finish at one of the bigger races all season.” The squad competed on the dusty trails of Fruita, going against powerhouse teams and in SSCV mountain bike as means of cross training for skiing and snowboarding. “It fits really well with what we already have going on,” Weiland says. “Having a strucestablished mountain bike programs such as Durango. The riders were accompanied by Weiland and other local mountain bikers, including pros Jay Henry and Tamara Donelson. tured program and people to ride with will make a big difference as the team grows.” Biking as a second sport And when Weiland says the team “came together,” he means it. The program is made up of athletes that are pulled from almost all of the high schools in the area to compete as a composite Vail-area team. The cycling team is not sanctioned by the Colorado High School Sports Association and is therefore considered a club sport. Because of this – and a narrow pool of riders to choose from – Weiland is able to pick his team from a variety of schools. The team is made up of 14 athletes. The dividing line between a small team (Division II) team and a large team (Division I) is 12 athletes. Just teetering into Division I territory, Vail’s team had to go up against much larger programs at the championship, such as Boulder, which boasts upwards of 45 athletes. “The really cool part is we have riders from Battle Mountain, Eagle Valley, Vail Mountain School, the Ski Academy and Vail Christian – almost every high school in the county,” Weiland says. “The schools can all come together and ride as team.” The team is made up of a variety of athletes who don’t necessarily devote their entire seasons to mountain biking. Weiland, whose name is synonymous with Nordic skiing in the area, has some of his skiers out on the mountain bike team to prepare for the upcoming winter. “We have a few strict mountain bikers,” Weiland says. “But we have Nordic skiers and alpine skiers pretending to be mountain bikers, too. We had a runner out. It shows the di-

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The little team that could Fruita’s race had some major unknowns for the Vail team. The course didn’t necessarily play to the team’s strengths – it was at lower elevation and was also mostly flat and untechnical – but the team finished with impressive results nonetheless. Sophomore Heidi Livran finished fourth in her category at the state championship race, and the finish caps a strong season on the bike as she looks forward to snow fall and winter sports. “The team did great, we got second as a team for the race,” Livran says. “Fruita was warm; it was nice because ski season is around the corner. The course was bumpy, dusty and had a lot of double track, but still fun. It was the hardest race of the season for me because the roads felt like they went on forever. I was really happy when I finished.” Quintin Cook placed first at the race, earning him the title of State Champion in the freshman division. I would really like to thank Jay Henry and Dan Weiland for coaching us and for putting together such a cool program,” Cook says. “We had really great support from them, as well as support from some of our sponsors like Pedal Power. I think it is great that we can go out there and show that even a little team from Vail can do well against a team that has twice as many riders as us.”

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Calendar of Events Thursday, Nov. 1 Thirsty Thursdays at Samana

Brewery at Montaña’s beginning at 5 p.m. Food and drink Wilderness First Responder Course specials also available at the Avon restaurant. This seven-day condensed course is held by Apex Mountain School, providing training for outdoor leaders, guides, rangers, hunters and backcountry enthusiasts of all kinds. Friday, Nov. 2 Learn valuable skills used for evaluating, stabilizing and Live music at Grand Ave Grill Eagle’s Grand Avenue Grill features live music every Friday evacuation for common backcountry injuries and illnesses from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. Happy Hour is beforehand from 3 in remote settings. 7.5 day, 80-hour course. Cost is $675. p.m. to 6 p.m. featuring $2 drafts, $3 wells, $4 wines and For more info, see www.apexmountainschool.com or call 970-949-9111 $5.95 for most appetizers.

Monday, Nov. 5 Vail Village’s Samana Lounge features fresh, upbeat music Saturday, Nov. 3 from DJ I-Pad beginning at 9 p.m. on Thursdays. For more Saturday Night Dance Party Paint your own pottery in Vail info see www.samanalounge.com. Avon’s Montaña’s brings live djs keep the dance floor hop- Make your own pottery and paint it however you like it at ping all night long. Music starts at 10 p.m. Drink specials the Lionshead Welcome Center. Take home gifts and souvenirs from your visit. Program is from noon to 2 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 1 each week. price depends on pottery. Call 970-479-2292 for info. Avon Library toddler story time The library features stories, reading and activities designed Sunday, Nov. 4 for two-and-three year olds each week. Parents or caregivers Teen Book Club at the Bookworm are asked to stay with their children. Cost is free and activi- Teens ages 13 to 18 meet monthly to discuss two books. ties go from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Book selections for the Nov. 4 meeting are “The Water Seeker” by Kimberly Willis Holt and “The Looking Glass Friday, Nov. 2, Monday, Nov 5 and Wars” by Frank Beddor. Participants also get 15 percent off selections. Sign up with a bookseller at the store or by callWednesday, Nov. 7 ing 970-926-7323. Public Skating at Dobson Arena

Monday, Nov. 5 Toddler story time at The Bookworm

Join Franny, the Bookworm’s children’s book specialist, for a fun-filled morning featuring classic and newly released picture books. Franny will share great children’s books, sing songs and get your toddler moving. Weekday story time events occur each Monday morning at 9:15 a.m. at the Bookworm in Edwards’ Riverwalk and are free for the whole family.

For the recreational skater, Dobson Ice Arena hosts open skating sessions for all ages and abilities. Skate rentals are Sunday, Nov. 4 $3 and admission is $2 for ages four and younger, $5 for Jaimee Paul at the Vilar Center ages five through 12 and $6 for ages 13 and older. For more This diverse musician brings her jazz-inspired lyrics to Bea- Tuesday, Nov. 6 info call 970-479-2271 or see www.vailrec.com. ver Creek. She comes with her sultry voice and five-peice Election Day brass band. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $30 at For polling places, see www.eaglecounty.us. For a local voter’s guide and links to voting information, see page 8. www.vilarpac.org. Friday, Nov. 2

Adult drop-in volleyball in Vail

Come play volleyball at Red Sandstone Elementary School in Vail from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The cost is $3 per person. Participants who are under 18 years-old must have a responsible guardian sign a release waiver prior to play. This fun activity is a great way to make new friends while getting an awesome workout. See www.vailrec.com.

Friday, Nov. 2 Friday afternoon club at Montaña’s

Ring in the weekend with a free keg from Crazy Mountain

Sunday, Nov. 4 Open Mic Night at Loaded Joe’s

Open Mic Night was voted the ‘Best Open Mic Night’ in the Vail Valley. Whether you are an established artist or just like to play every once in a while, this night enables you to come and play on the Loaded Joe’s stage. Bring your friends to listen to you play or come and listen to the talent that we have in the Vail Valley. Drink special is $3 wells all night.

Monday, Nov. 5 to Monday, Nov. 12

Wednesday, Nov. 7 Author Event: David Mason

Join Colorado Mountain College in Reading Colorado Poet Laureate David Mason’s “Ludlow.” The novel tells the story of a handful of Greek, Mexican, Scottish, and Italian immigrant workers in southern Colorado in the early 1900s. Labor troubles climax in the Ludlow Massacre of April, 1914, when the Colorado National Guard killed striking miners and their family members. Event is held at the CMC campus in Edwards beginning at 7 p.m.

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OFF-SEASON FUN ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– provides some of the most incredible scenery Colorado has to offer from the seat of a bicycle. This is a surreal time of year to mountain bike in the Vail Valley with all of the trees stripped of their leaves. This means wide-open views of the surrounding valley from spots ordinarily restricted leaves during spring, summer and early fall. Keep in mind this is hunting season while out on the trails, so be courteous, wear bright colors and remember that you are representing all mountain bikers out there.

water temperatures once again cool off and trout continue to feed before their metabolism slows down during the freezing winter months. Rivers and streams are typically low this time of year and can provide some wonderful opportunities for anglers. Float fishing is still an option on the Colorado river and if you choose this option be sure to go with someone who has experience floating and knows the river well enough to float and fish, this will ensure that you have a positive and safe experience. Check with one of many local flyfishing shops in the valley for the latest conditions and information. Again, a license is required and can be purchased Get your Elmer Fudd on Speaking of hunting, if you enjoy spending time outdoors and many sporting good and fishing specific outlets. chasing critters around, this is one of the best times of year Go for a walk, but be prepared for the hunter. A wide variety of options are available in and Perhaps the easiest and best way for many to get out and around the valley with big game, water fowl, upland birds simply enjoy the area is to walk. Walking is such a primitive such as blue grouse and dove all available to hunt. A Coland connective way to experience what the wonders of the orado hunting license is required to hunt in Colorado and outdoors is all about providing the hiker/walker with an up hunter are responsible for knowing what is or is not private and close first-hand look at what nature has to offer. From property. A hunter safety course and card are also required low-level and flat hiking available to more moderate, to the by the Colorado Division of Wildlife prior to hunting and most difficult, we are fortunate to have so many hiking opinformation on classes, regulations and hunting seasons can be found at the Colorado Division of Wildlife website. Fish- tions available right outside of our front doors here in the ing options can also be rewarding this time of the year as Vail Valley. Sneve and McKenzie gulches are great routes to

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catch views of snowfall downvalley, as well as great snowshoeing options. With all of these options it is critical to keep you and your group’s safety in mind. If you are planning an outing, be it solo or not, leave prepared for adverse weather conditions this time of year and bring the necessary items you will need should you run into any type of problems. Always check the weather forecast before heading out and let someone know where you’re going. This time of year always consider what could happen in the worst weather conditions and be prepared with extra layers of clothing, food, water and means to communicate if you have them. It’s common for weather to change dramatically this time of the year and see temperatures plummet from the seventies to below freezing with snow in a matter of minutes, so be prepared. Of course these are not the only options. Believe it or not, skiing is already an option close by at Arapahoe Basin. It’s all here at our doorstep. Now get out there and enjoy this special time of year here in the Vail Valley and surrounding area. I’m going to go take a nap.

SneakPEAK writer Larry Grossman can be reached at info@sneakpeakvail.com

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Near the end of the tour, Wirtz admits he misses the taproom, what Jessen terms “the front door of the Bonfire brand.” It’s a home away from home for the two, a “slightly bigger garage” they moved into with hopes of going through two kegs per week. The enormous new brewery is much less intimate – there’s always that alien canning machine – but he and Jessen see opportunity in the two-story kettles, maze-like piping and outdoor grain silo with a 50,000-pound capacity. And those two humble kegs are about to become 20. After months of rarely leaving the

Anna Martin placed second at the championship, which helped the team establish points for their overall finish. John Bailey finished 15th, Caleb Krueger finished 21st, and Brinton Barry finished 22nd for the boys varsity category. Hannah Hardenbergh finished eighth for the girls varsity

warehouse, Wirtz will start brewing his first production-level batch this weekend. The work is far from over – he’ll add the Awry Rye Pale Ale, Mistress Winter Wheat and Tent Pole Porter to his workload once the canning line is finished – but simply talking about brewing again perks him up. “We’ve done everything on our own, and that’s the most rewarding and frustrating part,” Wirtz says. “I just need this project to be finished, but occasionally I step back and think, ‘We made this. All of it.’” SneakPEAK writer Phil Lindeman can be reached at philip@sneakpeakvail.com

category. Ian Boucher finished fourth, Parker McDonald finished sixth, and Noah Beairsto finished 19th in the boys junior varsity category. Clare Baker finished sixth for the girl’s junior varsity category. Logan Martin finished 18th in the

boys sophomore category. Rita Gutierrez finished in seventh place for the girls sophomore category. Luke Vickerman also finished sixth for the boys freshman division. SneakPEAK writer John O’Neill can be reached at info@sneakpeakvail.com

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Congratulations to Dave Nelson, winner of the week 6 sneakPEAK Biggest Loser competition. Don’t forget to fill out your losers this week and drop them at Pazzo’s, Bart and Yeti’s, or The Ore House by Wednesday at noon, and you could win $200 like Dave did as this week’s Biggest Loser.

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BEAVER CREEK 8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill | Park Hyatt Beaver Creek | 970.949.1234 Beano’s Cabin | 210 Plaza Way | 970.754.3463 Beaver Creek Chophouse | Beaver Creek Lodge | 970.845.0555 Black Diamond Bistro | 120 Offerson Road | 970.949.1251 Blue Moose Pizza | 76 Avondale Ln. | 970.845.8666 Coyote Cafe | 210 The Plaza | 970.845.9030 Dusty Boot Saloon | 210 Offerson Rd. | 970.748.1146 Flying Pig Sandwich Shop | 76 Avondale Ln. | 970.845.0333 Foxnut Asian Fusion and Sushi | 15 W. Thomas Place | 970.845.0700 Golden Eagle Inn | 118 Beaver Creek Plaza | 970.949.1940 Grouse Mountain Grill | 141 Scott Hill Rd. | 970.949.0600 The Metropolitan | 210 Offerson Road | 970.748.3123 Mirabelle Restaurant | 55 Village Rd. | 970.949.7728 Osprey Lounge | 10 Elk Track Ln. | 970.754.7400 Rimini Cafe | 45 W. Thomas Place | 970.949.6157 Rocks Modern Grill | 27 Avondale Le. | 970.845.9800 Saddleridge | 44 Meadow Ln. | 970.754.5450 Spago | The Ritz Carlton, Bachelor Gulch | 970.343.1555 Splendido at the Chateau | 17 Chateau Ln. | 970.845.8808 Toscanini | 60 Avondale Ln. | 970.754.5590

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4 Eagle Ranch | 4091 Highway #131, Wolcott | 970.926.3372 Adam’s Mountain Country Club | 1094 Frost Creek Drive, Eagle | 970.328.2326 Baboune’s | 0131 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.328.2425 Bonfire Brewing | 0127 W. 2nd St., Eagle | 970.422.6258 The Bowlmor Café | 50 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.328.BOWL Brush Creek Saloon | 241 Broadway, Eagle | 970.328.5279 Dietrich’s Cafe | 313 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.328.5021 Dog House Grill | 10663 Highway 6, Gypsum | 970.524.1660 Dusty Boot | 1099 Capitol St., Eagle | 970.328.7002 Eagle Diner | 112 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.328.1919 Ekahi Grill and Catering | 116 Park Street, Gypsum | 970.524.4745 El Pariente Mexican Restaurant | 0050 Chambers Ave. #E, Eagle | 720.289.8782 Fiesta Jalisco | 0701 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.328.9300 Gourmet China | 0212 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.328.0866 Grand Avenue Grill | 678 Grand Ave., Eagle | 970.328.4043 Gypsum Grill Steakhouse | 686 Trail Gulch Rd., Gypsum | 970.524.7365 H.P.’s Provisions | 1160 Capitol St., Eagle | 970.328.5280 Heidis Brooklyn Deli | 150 Cooley Mesa Rd., Gypsum | 970.777.3663 Luigi’s Pasta House | 1143 Capitol St., Eagle | 970.328.5400 Mantos | 106 Oak Ridge Ct., Gypsum | 970.524.6266 Moe’s Original BBQ | 630 Grand Ave., Eagle | 970.337.2277 Old Kentucky Tavern | 225 Broadway, Eagle | 970.328.5259 Paradigms | Corner of 4th and Capital St., Eagle | 970.328.7990 Pastatively Roberto’s Italian Cuisine | 94 Market St., Eagle | 970.328.7324 Pazzo’s Pizzeria | 50 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.337.9900 Red Canyon Cafe | 128 Broadway Ave., Eagle | 970.328.2232 Strecker’s Market and Cafe | 925 Greenway Unit 103, Gypsum | 970.524.2728 Yeti’s Grind | 330 Broadway Ave., Eagle | 970.328.9384

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EDWARDS Balata | 1265 Berry Creek Rd | 970.477.5353 Bonjour Bakery | 97 Main St. | 970.926.5539 Bookworm | 295 Main St. | 970.926.7323 Belmont Deli | 105 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.1796 Cafe 163 | 105 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.1163 Cafe Milano | 429 Edwards Access Rd. #A208 | 970.926.4455 Dish | 56 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.3433 E town | 295 Main St. | 970.926.4080 Eat! Drink! | 56 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.1393 Fiesta’s Cantina | 57 Edwards Access Rd. | 970.926.2121

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MINTURN Kirby Cosmos | 474 Main St. | 970.827.9027 Magusto’s | 101 Main St. | 970.827.5450 Minturn Country Club | 131 Main St. | 970.827.4114 Nicky’s Quickie | 151 Main St | 970-827-5616 Sticky Fingers | 132 Main St. | 970.827.5353 Minturn Saloon | 146 N. Main St. | 970.827.5954 Turntable | 160 Railroad Ave. | 970.827.4164

VAIL Alpenrose | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.8899 Atwater on Gore Creek | Vail Cascade Resort | 970.476.7014 Bart & Yeti’s | Lionshead, North of Arrabelle | 970.476.2754 Bearfish | West Vail Mall | 970.476.7596 Big Bear Bistro | 297 Hanson Ranch Road | 970.300.1394 Billy’s Island Grill | Lionshead | 970.476.8811 Bistro 14 | Eagle’s Nest, Top of Eagle Bahn Gondola | 970.445.4530 Block 16 | The Sebastian Vail, 16 Vail Rd. | 970.477.8000 Blu’s | Downstairs from Children’s Fountain | 970.476.3113 bol | Solaris, 141 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.5300 Bully Ranch | Sonnenalp Resort | 970.479.5460 Campo de Fiori | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.8994 Chicago Pizza | 1031 S. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7000 CinéBistro | Solaris, 141 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.3344 Elway’s Steakhouse | 174 East Gore Creek Dr. | 970.754.7818 Flame | Four Seasons, Vail | 970.477.8600 Frost | The Sebastian Vail, 16 Vail Rd. | 970.477.8050 Game Creek Restaurant | Vail Mountain | 970.754.4275 Garfinkel’s | Next to Lionshead Gondola | 970.476.3789 Gohan Ya | West Vail Mall | 970.476.7570

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Happy Hour Daily 4-6 pm 3 drafts, $5 Selected glasses of wine $4 Well cocktails, $6 Appetizer Special $

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Joe’s Famous Deli | 288 Bridge St. | 970.479.7580 Kelly Liken | Gateway Building, 12 Vail Rd. | 970.479.0175 La Bottega | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.0280 Lancelot | Next to Children’s Fountain | 970.476.5828 Larkspur Restaurant | Golden Peak | 970.754.8050 La Tour | 122 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.4403 Left Bank | Sitzmark Lodge in Vail Village | 970.476.3696 The Little Diner | West Lionshead Plaza | 970.476.4279 Lord Gore & the Fitz Lounge | Manor Vail at the base of Golden Peak | 970.476.4959 Los Amigos | Top of Bridge St. | 970.476.5847 Ludwig’s | Sonnenalp Resort | 970.479.5429 The Marketplace | One Willow Bridge Rd. | 970.477.4370 Market Café | The Sebastian Vail, 16 Vail Rd. | 970.477.8000 May Palace | Next to City Market, West Vail | 970.476.1657 Matsuhisa | Located in the Solaris | 970.476.6682 Mezzaluna | Lion Square Lodge, next to Eagle Bahn Gondola | 970.477.4410 Moe’s Original BBQ | Upstairs from the General Store, Lionshead | 970.479.7888 Montauk Seafood Grill | Lionshead Village | 970.476.3601 Nozawa | Holiday Inn, West Vail | 970.476.9355 Ocotillo | Vail Mountain Marriott Resort & Spa, Lionshead | 970.477.5675 Old Forge Co. | 2161 N Frontage Rd | 970.476.5555 Old Forge Co. | 521 East Lionshead Cir. | 970.476.5232 Ore House | 232 Bridge St. | 970.476.5100 Osaki’s | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.0977 Pazzo’s Pizzeria | 122 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.9026 Pepi’s | By the Covered Bridge | 970.476.4671 Qdoba | 2161 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7539 Red Lion | Top of Bridge St. | 970.476.7676 Russell’s | By the Covered Bridge | 970.476.6700 Sandbar Sports Grill | West Vail Mall | 970.476.4314 Subway West Vail | 2161 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.3827 Sushi Oka Hibachi | 100 East Meadow Drive. Suite #4 | 970-476-1588 Sweet Basil | 193 E. Gore Creek Dr. | 970.476.0125 Tap Room | Top of Bridge St. | 970.479.0500 Terra Bistro| 352 Meadow Dr., Vail Mountain Lodge& Spa | 970.476.6836 The George | 292 Meadow Dr. | 970.476.2656 Up The Creek Bar & Grill | 223 Gore Creek Dr. | 970.476.8141 Vendetta’s | 291 Bridge St. | 970.476.5070 Vail Chophouse | 675 West Lionshead Place | 970.477.0555 Wendy’s Alpine Coffee Shop | 4695 Racquet Club Dr. Westside Cafe & Market | 2211 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7890 Yama Sushi | 168 Gore Creek Dr. | 970.476.7332 Yeti’s Grind | Located in the Solaris | 970.476.1515

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Italian & Pizza

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The Barber’s Den Edwards Edwards Plaza Plaza Bldg. Bldg. 970-926-8091 970-926-8091

Saturday, November 10th Singletree Pavillion 10am-4pm Cowboy boots, hats and Western wear Hand-strung turquoise, silver and semiprecious stones Hand-made wreaths, swags and silk flower arrangements Original paintings, hand-painted clothing and furniture

Come one, come all for one-of-a-kind, unique gifts.

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Ruggs Benedict - Voted 2009 Business of the Year

Serving the Vail Valley since 1972 810 Nottingham Road, Avon 970-949-5390 • www.ruggsbenedict.com Thursday, Nov. 1 -Wed., Nov. 7, 2012

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anniversary Now- Nov. 11th Fri. 11/2 & Sat. 11/3

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Cupcake & Cocktail Celebration 7:30 p.m. ~ Dinner also served

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Sun. 11/11 Watch the game in style with

Breakfast & Tailgate served all day

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